King Abdulaziz University

English Language Institute

Rabigh Campus
Faculty of Sciences & Arts
Academic Year : 2009-2010 / Second Term

Mr. Samir MRabet

Groups : B_ 4

GRAMMAR:
Conditional Sentences / If - Clauses Type I , II and III

A. Conditional Sentence Type 1:

It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: If + Simple Present >>> Future (= will + bare infinitive)

Example: If I find her address, Ill send her an invitation.

Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type I ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.

1. If you (send) .this letter now, she (receive) . it tomorrow .

2. If I (do) this test, I (improve ) . my English.
3. Peggy (go ) shopping if she (have) . time in the afternoon.
4. Simon (go) . to London next week if he (get ) a cheap flight.
5. If they (study / not ) ..harder, they (pass / not ) ... the exam.
6.

If it (rain ) . tomorrow, I (have to / not ) water the plants.

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B. Conditional Sentence Type 2 :

It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form: if + Simple Past >>> Conditional (= would + bare infinitive)

Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.

Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1.If I ( be ) rich, my life ( change ) completely.
2.I ( invite ) ..all my friends if ( have ) .. a house by the beach.
3.If we (have) a yacht, we (sail) the seven seas.
4.If they (tell) their father, he (be) very angry.
5.We (help ) you if we (know ) ..how.
6.My brother (buy ) .a sports car if he (have ) the money.

C. Conditional Sentence Type 3 :

It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form: if + Past Perfect, Conditional II (= would + have + Past Participle)

Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

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Exercise :
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III ) by putting the verbs into the correct form.
1.

If you (study ) for the test, you (pass ) it.

2.

If you (ask ) me, I (help ) you.

3.

If you (speak ) English, she (understand) .

4.

I (write ) ....you a postcard if I (have ) ..

5.
6.

your address.

If it (not/ start ) to rain, we (walk ) ..to the museum.

If she (take ) . the bus, she (not / arrive )

on time.

Answer Key :
Exercise 1:
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2.
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5.
6.

send / will receive

do / will improve
will go / has
will go / gets
don't study / will not pass
rains / will not have to

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

were / would change

would invite / had
had / would sail
told / would be
would help / knew
would buy / had

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2.
3.
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5.
6.

had studied / would have passed

had asked / would have helped
had spoken / would have understood
would have written / had had
hadn't started / would have walked
had taken / wouldn't have arrived

Exercise 2:

Exercise 3:

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